Acolyte of Chayula consistently feels like playing Monk without an Ascendancy/"Bad Evoker"

The ascendancy shouldn't focus on the elements/elemental ailments, that's the Evoker's wheelhouse. Quarterstaff skills already are all but monopolized by this design space. I'd rather see more emphasis placed on Volatility/Remnants/Leech from actual Chaos Damage/Effects than railroading Chayulas through an obstacle course of elemental hoops that have been tie-dyed purple.